Beto O'Rourke

In the wake of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, politicians on both sides of the aisle have lobbed angry barbs about gun policies — including Beto O’Rourke’s angry confrontation of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott during a news conference. While some say that now isn’t the time for politics, NBCLX political editor Noah Pransky explains why politics is...

Former congressman and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke confronted Gov. Greg Abbott during a press conference Wednesday about the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, calling the shooting “totally predictable when you choose not to do anything.”

Former congressman Beto O’Rourke said the shooting was “predictable and preventable”

Beto O’Rouke spoke outside after interrupting Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s press conference on the shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott will face Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke after voters in Texas opened what could be a lengthy, bruising primary season

Actor Matthew McConaughey will not run for Texas governor, he said Sunday in a video posted on social media.

Former congressman Beto O’Rourke is making his Texas gubernatorial run official.

Former congressman Beto O’Rourke is making his Texas gubernatorial run official.

Hundreds of people packed the steps of the Texas Capitol at a protest rally to make the end of a four-day march in support of voting rights.

Some Texas Democrats say they’re ready to stage a second walkout to again stop one of America’s most restrictive voting measures. Hundreds of people waited hours at the Texas Capitol on Saturday to testify against the GOP’s second try at passing new election laws.

Beto O’Rourke is again weighing another campaign — this time for governor.

President-elect Joe Biden has named Jen O’Malley Dillon as deputy chief of staff. Dillon has a long history of helping Democrats. Here are five things to know about the Massachusetts native.

Former candidates for the Democratic nomination for President gather to discuss how they feel about Joe Biden.

Background checks on gun purchases in the U.S. are climbing toward a record high this year.

In his Nov. 4, 2019, monologue, Jimmy Fallon jokes about President Donald Trump being booed at a UFC fight and Beto O’Rourke dropping out of the 2020 presidential race.

In his Nov. 4, 2019, monologue, Jimmy Fallon jokes about President Donald Trump being booed at a UFC fight and Beto O’Rourke dropping out of the 2020 presidential race.

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke says President Donald Trump should resign as Congress begins an impeachment investigation. O’Rourke said Saturday there shouldn’t be a fear of an impeachment probe intensifying partisan divisions. The former Texas congressman said at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin that he believes impeaching Trump would ultimately unify the country. But O’Rourke says “the best thing”...

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke’s recent vow to take away people’s AR-15 and AK-47 rifles raised one big question: How is it possible to round up the millions of such guns that exist in the United States? The number of AR-15 and AK-47s in the U.S. is estimated at a staggering 16 million, creating logistical challenges to take them out...

Democratic presidential candidates made a colorful and often loud pitch to Iowa Democrats at the Steak Fry fundraiser in Des Moines on Saturday as a new poll showed Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden in a close race in the state. The event, a fundraiser for the Polk County Democratic Party and one of the biggest remaining opportunities for candidates to...

President Donald Trump on Wednesday used Twitter to share an edited video made by a conservative comedian that falsely accused Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of dancing and partying last week on the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The inaccurate video provoked new Twitter criticism of the Muslim congresswoman from Minnesota, who has regularly faced accusations from her critics...